Friday, May 10, 2013

Pot, Meet Kettle

Overheard- charge nurse discussion with an irate patient who was offended that, after curing her pseudo seizure with an ammonia cap, her nurse told her boyfriend "some people do things like this for attention". 
Patient: "And when I was unresponsive, I heard that nurse say 'some people'.  What's he mean some people, that shit is racist!"
Charge:"Okay ma'am, can you tell me which nurse said that?"
Patient: "Yeah, it was that Mexican son-bitch right there!"

6 comments:

  1. Ahh, joy. pseudo seizuring patients are the best, especially when they listen or even answer to you during their "seizure", don't get postictal and announce the next seizure beforehand "Oh, here the next one is coming... *badly acted shakes*". Yeah. The racism and hypocrisy is just a bonus.

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  2. I'm not sure what's more stupid: the person accusing someone of being racist actually being racist themselves, or the fact that she heard it while she was "unresponsive". Lord help us.

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  3. People never cease to amaze me. As the saying goes "Some people exist just to make the rest of us feel intelligent."

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  4. With how much the word "racist" is thrown around, I wonder how many people actually know what it means as opposed to automatically associating it with "ignorant".

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  5. I have just finished reading your entire blog from start to finish. I'm a student nurse and you are inspiring!! I loved your blog, it has made me want to try out being an ER nurse. I know it's hard work but you obviously find it rewarding and I admire you so much! Thank you

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  6. Your webpage is soooo funny! I'm a student nurse and you are truly inspiring! I am hoping to work in the ER one day. But hey, my "specialty" of nursing changes everyday. :)

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